The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-12-13
LIKES CLEVELAND,

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ADsmoc-ns Who Is Pleased With tho P1e.i.
dents nIessngo.
To he Editor Of The Inte!ltcencer.
SlR:-Please aay for me, although !
have not been interviewed, that | have
read the Presidents message and that /
rather like 1t. 1t is good; strong, able
paper. We have had but fow go good. It
10 clear cut and very emphatic, with no
uncertain sounds in 1t from beginning to
end. No President since the days of thu
Polk administration has been 60 pro.
nouuced. remember the campaign OF
1874. It was grand battle Of great lead.
era-Mr. Polk and Harry of the West, as
Mr.. Clay was called, with the tariff for the
iasue.
MIR. Clay was q bigger man and stood
bottcr with his party Than Mr.. Blaine or
any Of the leaders Of the present day, He
was the founder and champion OF all the
tariff measures proposed in those DAYS.
Mr. Polk met and defeated him on this
issue. He did reasonably well during his
administration for aingle term man. He
annexed Oregon and Texas, and wslloped
the GreGsera Of Mexico. In the dickor for
peace between thom and this government
he acquired tho CALIFORNIA; and somo out.
lying waste lands that have since turned
out tolerably well. Ho found time 70 eat
his meals regularly md with fair appe.
tite. He drank moderately and pispt
we'll, notwithstanding the Wagon Boy Of
Ohio, Tom Corwin, and his friends, who
vera IN Congress-, were amusing them.
selves by obstructiug the President all
they could by voting against furnishing
supplies to or paying the army which was
IN the lace OF tho enemy on the plains Of
Mexico, and in making speeches advising
the Me1icans to welcome tho brave bows
with bloody hands to hoapitable graves.
Yea, cir; Mr.. Cleveland has courage,
Gays what he means, and would rather be-
beaten faiTly for 60 doing, il majority of
the people are oppoeed to him and the
policy he advocated, thsn to win dozen
elections on ialso issues. I admire him
for bis courage. think the most of thu
people in the country do, and will endorse
him. ~ - -
Tho workingmen md iasmors have sat.
lstied Themselves that protection is fraud
and u myth and don't protect. A home
market IL nico to talk about; a good bat.
Ito cry to go into campaign on, bnt It
affords no relief to OVERLOOKING sranaries
or idle workmen who want to soil their
labor where 1t is glutted to such an extent
tina. there Is no demand for either labor or
tho products Of the farm. y
Tho West is getting tired. Nebraska
Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin and
other quilting States in that direction will
have something toaay to tho obstruction;eta
In the Senate one Of these days. N I'll
| am for Cleveland and good markets.
! don't care whether 1t ia a home or
foreign one, II 1t will empty the bins and
give idle working psople work. am on.
posed to further legislation Of the kind
Wehavohad for the past twenty-five yesrs
Our neiGhbora in all directions are de.
vIelng Ie:a!iatory measures. don't think
We can build wall around ourselves
shut out everybody, trado with ourselyes'
and cot rich very fast; nor do think wa
can tax ourselves rich. I think Cleveland
will do Tor another term. Let's try him.
Wheeling, Dec. 10. 80 X